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Laurie Anderson
Released 2000

O Superman (For Massenet)
08:24
995 plays

The End Of The World
05:01
8 plays

Language Is A Virus
04:14
54 plays

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- 1
- O Superman (For Massenet)
- 08:24
- 995 plays

- 2
- From The Air
- 04:33
- 441 plays

- 3
- Big Science
- 06:24
- 368 plays

- 4
- Born, Never Asked
- 04:59
- 371 plays

- 5
- It Tango
- 03:05
- 243 plays

- 6
- Gravity's Angel
- 06:06
- 239 plays

- 7
- Excellent Birds
- 03:16
- 307 plays

- 8
- Langue D'Amour
- 06:17
- 250 plays

- 9
- Sharkey's Day (Single Edit)
- 04:10
- 241 plays

- 10
- Walk The Dog
- 06:42
- 234 plays

- 11
- Cartoon Song
- 01:13
- 304 plays

- 12
- So Happy Birthday
- 06:24
- 239 plays

- 13
- City Song
- 03:37
- 179 plays

- 14
- The Big Top
- 02:53
- 176 plays

- 15
- Dr. Miller
- 05:20
- 195 plays

- 16
- Lighting Out For The Territories
- 03:11
- 175 plays

- 17
- Smoke Rings
- 07:04
- 54 plays

- 18
- Talk Normal
- 05:31
- 47 plays

- 19
- Language Is A Virus
- 04:14
- 54 plays

- 20
- Credit Racket
- 03:32
- 15 plays

- 21
- Strange Angels
- 03:51
- 52 plays

- 22
- Baby Doll
- 03:38
- 15 plays

- 23
- Coolsville
- 04:34
- 10 plays

- 24
- My Eyes
- 05:29
- 37 plays

- 25
- The Dream Before
- 03:03
- 41 plays

- 26
- The Day Of The Devil
- 04:00
- 45 plays

- 27
- Speak My Language
- 03:39
- 38 plays

- 28
- Love Among The Sailors
- 02:52
- 30 plays

- 29
- Poison
- 03:45
- 2 plays

- 30
- In Our Sleep
- 02:35
- 31 plays

- 31
- Night In Baghdad
- 03:29
- 51 plays

- 32
- The Night Flight From Houston
- 01:33
- 10 plays

- 33
- The Rotowhirl
- 03:56
- 29 plays

- 34
- The Ouija Board
- 04:11
- 50 plays

- 35
- The End Of The World
- 05:01
- 8 plays

- 36
- Smoke Rings
- 07:07
- 209 plays

- 37
- Talk Normal
- 05:32
- 188 plays

- 38
- Language Is A Virus
- 04:15
- 311 plays

- 39
- Credit Racket
- 03:34
- 180 plays

- 40
- Strange Angels
- 03:53
- 211 plays

- 41
- Babydoll
- 03:39
- 274 plays

- 42
- Coolsville
- 04:35
- 185 plays

- 43
- My Eyes
- 05:31
- 170 plays

- 44
- The Dream Before
- 03:04
- 162 plays

- 45
- The Day The Devil
- 04:01
- 188 plays

- 46
- Speak My Language
- 03:42
- 206 plays

- 47
- Love Among The Sailors
- 02:51
- 176 plays

- 48
- Poison
- 03:45
- 424 plays

- 49
- In Our Sleep
- 02:35
- 168 plays

- 50
- Night In Baghdad
- 03:30
- 155 plays

- 51
- The Night Flight From Houston
- 01:35
- 160 plays

- 52
- The Rotowhirl
- 03:58
- 174 plays

- 53
- The Ouija Board
- 04:13
- 164 plays

- 54
- The End Of The World
- 05:00
- 172 plays

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album review

Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology gathers 35 career highlights that range from Anderson's most performance art-oriented material to her poppiest moments. Leading off with "O Superman (For Massenet)," her unlikely 1981 hit, the first disc pares down Big Science -- itself a distillation of her four-hour piece United States -- to its starkest and most hypnotic tracks, including "From the Air," "Born, Never Asked," and the title track. "Sharkey's Day," "Excellent Birds," and "Langue D'Amour," all from the more melodic, emotional Mister Heartbreak, close out disc one, along with more pieces from United States, including "Walk the Dog," "Cartoon Song," and "Lighting Out for the Territories." Similarly, the second disc picks highlights from the Home of the Brave soundtrack -- "Smoke Rings" and "Language Is a Virus" chief among them -- and includes six tracks from her most melodic, song-structured album, Strange Angels. "Coolsville," "The Day the Devil," and the title track work especially well outside of the album's context and mix nicely with Bright Red tracks like "Speak My Language" and "In Our Sleep." The anthology closes with a sampling of The Ugly One With the Jewels' vignettes, including "The Night Flight From Houston," "The Rotowhirl," and "The End of the World." Though the anthology distills Anderson's work so much that it tends to blur the character of her individual albums, Talk Normal still presents most of the nuances in Anderson's distant yet open, ironic yet emotional style. For new listeners who want a bigger, more representative picture of Anderson's work than Big Science provides, Talk Normal is a good starting point. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide